Disney Parks News

Banana Ball Brings 'The Greatest Show in Sports' to Walt Disney World for the First Time — Banana Ball — the wildly entertaining, rule-bending spin on baseball — is coming to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World on May 29 and 30, 20…
From the 1997 Braves to Banana Ball: 29 Years at ESPN Wide World of Sports — Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is hosting its first-ever Banana Ball weekend — Party Animals vs. Loco Beach Coconuts —…
A Great Big Beautiful Refresh: Carousel of Progress Closes July 6 With Walt Returning as an Audio-Animatronic — Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress will close at Magic Kingdom on July 6, 2026 for its largest refresh in three decades, with a 2027 reopening planned. T…
Disney and AccuWeather Launch Disney Weather Check for Parks and Resorts — Disney Experiences and AccuWeather have launched Disney Weather Check, a first-of-its-kind forecasting app built for theme park guests. It delivers geo-fenced…
Fans Buzz as Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Joins Walt Disney World's Gateway Hotel Program — The 1,500-acre Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort has been officially designated a Walt Disney World Gateway Hotel — a quiet but significant move that's lighti…
Disney Springs West Side Food Trucks Reportedly Closing for Good in June — Fans Sound Off — All three Exposition Park food trucks at Disney Springs — Urban Eatery Cilantro, GoJuice, and 4Rivers Cantina — are expected to close permanently in mid-June 2…
How Disney World Cast Members Keep 260 Acres of ESPN Wide World of Sports Game-Ready — Walt Disney World’s Sportscape team maintains more than 30 fields across the 260-acre ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, which welcomes nearly 300,000 athletes…
Badge of Confusion: Disney Springs Turns Away Police Over Law Enforcement Logos — Then Apologizes — Officers attending a national traffic safety conference say Disney Springs security turned them away for wearing polos and apparel with law enforcement logos,…
'The Boulder Didn't Stop You': Disney's Indiana Jones Stunt Hero Is Back on Stage — Robert Herrick, a 30-year veteran of Disney's Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, stepped into the path of a runaway 400-pound boulder prop to protect the au…
Disneyland Resort Stays Open as Garden Grove Chemical Incident Unfolds Five Miles Away — Disneyland Resort confirmed it remains open and operating normally on Sunday, May 24, despite an ongoing chemical incident at a Garden Grove aerospace facility…
Disney Experiences Sweeps Telly and Shorty Awards With 12 Wins for Disneyland Handcrafted, Kylie Kelce Podcast and More — Disney Experiences earned 10 Telly Awards and 2 Shorty Awards for a slate of 2026 work, headlined by three gold honors for the documentary Disneyland Handcraft…
'The Magic of Disney Animation' Coming to Hollywood Studios Late Summer 2026 — Disney's Hollywood Studios is transforming its Animation Courtyard into a new family destination called The Magic of Disney Animation, inspired by the Emmy Awa…
How Imagineering Rebuilt Smugglers Run for Mandalorian and Grogu — Unreal Engine 5 and Real Guest Choice — Walt Disney Imagineering’s Asa Kalama details how Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run was rebuilt on Unreal Engine 5 with new Nvidia hardware to support branching…
Every Muppet Easter Egg Hiding Inside Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets — Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Disney's Hollywood Studios is packed with blink-and-you'll-miss-it references to Muppet history across every se…
Disney Experiences Shakes Up Top Ranks: Joe Schott to WDW, Rafalski to Cruise Line, Murphy to Paris — Disney Experiences Chairman Thomas Mazloum has named three new presidents to lead the segment's flagship businesses — Joe Schott takes over Walt Disney World a…
Old Navy x Disney Americana Returns for 2026: Mickey Dresses, Raglan Sweatshirts, and Full-Family Matching — The Old Navy x Disney Americana collection is back for a second year, expanding 2025's viral Mickey Mouse American Flag tee into a broader 2026 lineup — fit-an…
Disney Unveils Full Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets Merchandise Lineup — Tees, RSVLTS, Loungefly, and More — Disney revealed a sweeping merchandise collection for Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets ahead of its May 26 opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios, i…
2026 EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival: Full Dates, Garden Rocks Lineup, and Orange Bird Merch — EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival returns March 4 – June 1, 2026 with more than 60 character topiaries, the full Garden Rocks Concert Series lineup,…
Soarin' Across America: First Look at the New Bi-Coastal Flight Coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World — Disney has revealed the first locales featured in Soarin' Across America, the all-new flight overlay debuting May 26, 2026, at EPCOT and July 2, 2026, at Disne…
Every Way to Play Golf at Walt Disney World: A Full Guide to the Courses and Mini Golf — Walt Disney World runs four full-length courses, two themed mini golf facilities, and exclusive FootGolf — here's the complete rundown of Magnolia, Palm, Lake…
Bluey's Wild World Opens May 26 at Disney's Animal Kingdom — Everything You Need to Know — Bluey, Bingo, and the Heeler family arrive at Disney's Animal Kingdom on May 26 as Bluey's Wild World at Conservation Station opens with a virtual queue, along…
Old Navy x Disney Drops a Second Wave of Mickey & Friends Americana for Summer 2026 — Old Navy is restocking and expanding its viral Mickey & Friends summer collab with new silhouettes, swim, denim, and accessories hitting stores and oldnavy.gap…
Walt Disney World Donates $1.3 Million and Sends Goofy to Central Florida Schools Ahead of Cool KIDS' SUMMER — Walt Disney World is launching Cool KIDS' SUMMER with a $1.3 million donation to all five Central Florida school districts, surprise Goof Troop visits to eleme…
Disney Springs Summer 2026: Level99, Six Ravens, and Disney+ Dance Parties Land This Season — Walt Disney World's Disney Springs is getting one of its biggest summer drops in years, headlined by the long-awaited Level99 immersive gaming venue, a savory…
Disney Honors Multi-Generational Cast Member Families This Mother's Day — Disney is spotlighting two multi-generational cast member families this Mother's Day: Connie, a 35-year Walt Disney World veteran whose son Matthew and daughte…
Adventures by Disney Reveals Three New Itineraries for 2027: Thailand, Croatia & Slovenia, and a Reimagined Sicily & Amalfi Coast — Adventures by Disney is unveiling its 2027 lineup with two brand-new land itineraries to Thailand and to Croatia & Slovenia, plus a reimagined Italy: Sicily &…
Frozen 3 Directors Walk Us Through World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris — Frozen directors Jennifer Lee and Trent Correy share their personal tips for experiencing the newly opened World of Frozen at Disney Adventure World, from the…
How Disney Trained 350 Cast Members to Open World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris — More than a year before guests crossed into Arendelle, Disneyland Paris began turning hundreds of new hires into citizens of a world that didn't yet physically…
The Legend of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: How Disney's Wildest Ride Tells Different Stories at Every Park — With Big Thunder Mountain Railroad reopening at Magic Kingdom on May 3, 2026, take a global tour of the runaway mine train that has thrilled guests for generat…
Baby Giraffe, Nyala Calf, Red River Hog Piglets, and Rare Ankole Calf Debut at Disney's Animal Kingdom — Spring 2026 has brought a wave of new arrivals at Disney's Animal Kingdom and Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, including a female Masai giraffe calf born to moth…
Walt Disney World Adds Fourth Magic Kingdom Ferryboat, Named the Meg Gilbert Crofton — Walt Disney World is adding a fourth ferryboat to its Magic Kingdom fleet for the first time since 1976, with the new 120-foot vessel set to launch in 2027. Na…
Tropical Americas at Animal Kingdom: Inside Imagineering's 2027 Land Featuring Encanto and Indiana Jones — Walt Disney Imagineering is deep into development of Tropical Americas, a new land coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom in 2027 set in the fictional town of Puebl…
Disney Store Launches Limited-Edition Padmé Amidala, Moana & Simea, and Cruella de Vil Collector's Dolls — Disney Store has revealed three new limited-edition collector's dolls across 2026: a Padmé Amidala doll inspired by the lakeside Naboo scene in Star Wars: Atta…
'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Merch Lands at Walmart, Funko, Old Navy, and TRESemmé Ahead of May 1 Release — Disney is staging one of its biggest fashion-film merchandise rollouts in years to celebrate The Devil Wears Prada 2, hitting theaters May 1, 2026. The lineup…
Toy Story 5 Merchandise Round-Up: New Toys, Collectibles, Crocs, and Books Ahead of June 19 Release — Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5 gallops into theaters June 19, and a sweeping wave of merchandise is rolling out from Mattel, LEGO, Hasbro, Funko, POP MART, Cro…
Disney Reveals 2026 Mother's Day Gift Guide: Minnie Mouse, Star Wars, Marvel, and More — Disney's 2026 Mother's Day lineup brings new collaborations from Pandora, Vera Bradley, Posh Peanut, Crowned Athletics, Tweezerman, and more — spanning Minnie…
Inside the Reimagined Garden View Lounge: Grand Floridian's Alice in Wonderland Tea Experience Returns — Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is reopening The Garden View Lounge with an Alice in Wonderland-inspired tea service, eight Twinings blends including a U…
Disney Experiences Wins Two People's Voice Webby Awards for Kylie Kelce Podcast and Imagineering Docuseries — Disney Experiences took home two People's Voice Webby Awards at the 30th Annual Webby Awards for the 'My Disney Spectacular' episode of Kylie Kelce's 'Not Gonn…
Disney Parks Now Run on the Sun: How Solar Power Fuels the Magic Worldwide — To mark Earth Month, Disney Planet Possible detailed how solar energy now powers everything from Walt Disney World to Disneyland Paris — including Europe's lar…
Disney H2O Glow After Hours 2026 Dates Revealed With Powerline Max at Typhoon Lagoon — Disney H2O Glow After Hours returns to Disney's Typhoon Lagoon for 13 neon-filled nights from June 2 through September 5, 2026. This year's party adds Powerlin…
Disney Lakeshore Lodge Revealed: 967-Room Nature-Inspired Resort Opens Summer 2027 — Disney has launched 'Letters from Lakeshore,' a long-form series chronicling the construction of Disney Lakeshore Lodge, a new 967-room waterfront resort on Ba…
Disney Names 2026 Environmental Champion of the Year Award Winners Across Walt Disney World and Disneyland — The 2026 Disney Environmental Champion of the Year (DECOY) Awards honor cast members driving major sustainability wins across Walt Disney World and Disneyland…
planDisney Panelists Share Why Annual Passes Are the Best Value at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort — Two planDisney panelists explain why Walt Disney World Annual Passes and Disneyland Resort Magic Keys have turned their families into decades-long regulars. Fr…
Behind the Lens: Disney PhotoPass Captures Nearly 3 Million runDisney Photos Each Season — Disney PhotoPass cast members take nearly 3 million photos across a single runDisney race season at Walt Disney World, with veteran photographer Dave Devore —…
Morning at Disney Springs: The Best Early-Bird Dining, Shopping, and Experiences — Disney Springs is best known for its neon-lit nights, but the district has quietly built one of the strongest morning line-ups at Walt Disney World. From Joffr…
Disney and Formula 1 "Fuel the Magic" 2026: Every Collection, Collab, and Race Moment — Disney and Formula 1 are expanding their multi-year "Fuel the Magic" collaboration through the 2026 race season, with Mickey & Friends appearing trackside at s…
Second Star Club: Full Reveal of Asteria's Peter Pan-Inspired Social Hub — Walt Disney Imagineering has revealed Second Star Club, the social centerpiece of Asteria — Disney's newest Storyliving community in North Carolina — inspired…
Asteria: Disney's North Carolina Storyliving Community Reveals the Second Star Club — Asteria, the newest Storyliving by Disney community in North Carolina, has unveiled the Second Star Club — a Walt Disney Imagineering-designed social hub featu…
Disney Store Launches 'Disney Store Limited Time' Pop-Up Retail Destinations — Disney Store is debuting Disney Store Limited Time, a series of pop-up retail destinations created in collaboration with Go! Retail Group, with the first two l…
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets Reveals New Story Details, Set List Tease, and Courtyard Redesign — Disney has shared exciting new details about Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, coming to Hollywood Studios in summer 2026. The revamped attraction…